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Good Morning,
The Tribal Agriculture Fellowship is pleased to share Native Forward's mid year scholarship opportunity. The Native Forward Direct Scholarship provides an opportunity for eligible students to apply for mid-year funding to help offset educational costs and support their continued academic journey. We encourage eligible students to review the requirements and application details below and consider applying before the December 2, 2026 deadline.
Status: Open
DEADLINE: December 02, 2026 at 11:59 PM MST
REQUIREMENTS
To be considered for Native Forward Direct Scholarship the applicant must meet the following requirements:
- Be enrolled full or part-time attending a U.S. accredited institution recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education or the Council for Higher Education
- Be pursuing an undergraduate, graduate, or professional degree in any field of study.
- Applicants are not eligible for funding if they are seeking a degree that is the same or lower than their highest degree earned.
- Request a Financial Need Form (FNF) from the institution.
- Provide the name and contact information for your assigned Financial Aid Officer (FAO) who is certified to complete a financial needs analysis on your behalf.
- Complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Students must be eligible to receive federal financial aid.
- Students who are not eligible to receive federal financial aid due to academic suspension, expulsion, failure to meet the institution’s satisfactory academic progress standards, or educational loan default may not be eligible to receive Native Forward funding.
- Be an enrolled member or descendant of a U.S. federally recognized or state-recognized American Indian Tribe or Alaska Native group.
- Be able to demonstrate Tribal affiliation by providing proof of Tribal enrollment via a copy of their Certificate Degree of Indian Blood, Tribal membership/citizenship card, or a letter of enrollment/descendancy from their Tribal enrollment office.
- Provide a copy of their most recent cumulative academic transcript.
- GPA requirements vary; however, meeting Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) is required.
- Provide contact information for two references.
- Ensure the correct email address is entered for the person selected for each reference (double-check spelling).
- Follow-up to ensure the email request was received from the application system. Email requests may be routed to their spam/junk email folder.
- By submitting each reference contact request, understand that references must complete and submit their online questionnaires by the deadline.
- Respond to the four applicant questions.
- Applicants must not have been previously awarded a Native Forward scholarship for 2026-2027.
For further questions, please contact scholarships@nativeforward.org.
Sincerely,
TAF Staff
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